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Goldfield Ghost Town

The 1890s heyday of this former mining town, once a rival to Mesa for size and vitality, died with the exhaustion of the accessible ore. Today it's an unabashed yet enjoyable tourist trap, offering gunfights, mine tours (complete with exploding 'dynamite'), a zip line and more.

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